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Put on your boots. In this post, we are heading into the swampy lowlands of real-world problems. But first, some background. Each year, the BBC presents a lecture series, called…

“How do we strengthen networks?” “Close triangles.” “That’s it?” “That’s a start.” That conversation took place between Valdis Krebs and me in 2003. Valdis is an expert in social network analysis. At…

Recombinant innovation links and leverages assets to define new solutions. A classic example: the iPhone, a combination of existing technologies. Apple’s genius came in designing and guiding complex supplier networks…

Social network analysis can help us understand networks and their growth. Scott Dempwolf explains more in our new podcast episode.

Next Tuesday we launch the “next edition” of our online course, Building an Agile Economy. Every leader in every community and region needs to be thinking now about how to…

Yesterday, I participated in a learning session with professionals from a large multinational company. One of the first questions: Can you give us some background on your work? I explained…

Milton Friedman, a Nobel laureate, came up with one of the dumbest quotes of all time: “if the government were to take over the Sahara Desert, there would be a…

Yesterday our colleagues gave us an update on our Strategic Doing Flint Model. For seven years, a team has been transforming their neighborhoods with practical collaborations formed by following simple…

Our work with the Agile Business Consortium continues to grow. The Consortium’s Framework for Business Agility is designed to help organizations become more adaptive, creative and resilient. One dimension of…

Today we’re launching a free one-week course: Conversations that Matter – An Introduction to Agile Leadership. If you’ve been thinking about taking one of other online courses, this will give…